The Spaniard has watched his side crash out of this season’s Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup, also falling behind in the Barclays Premier League race.
The Reds are currently seventh in the table and are 14 points behind league leaders Chelsea at the halfway point of the campaign.
Although the Anfield club are having a disappinting season by recent standards, Benitez believes he has progressed the team since joining in 2004.
pride again
“The difference between the club before (Benitez’s arrival) and now is massive in terms of money, the value of the squad and the pride of the fans,” said the Liverpool manager.
“When I arrived here the club needed to win and the people had been talking about winning the championship for 19 years.
“We won the Champions League (in Benitez’s first season) after 21 years and we are the only club in England that has the trophy to keep for five wins.
“As a club we have pride again and that is important. It is true we have improved from a six (out of 10) to an eight or nine. To go to nine/10 that is very difficult.”
“It is true we have improved from a six (out of 10) to an eight or nine” – Rafael Benitez
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